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5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, a“The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?  
6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
a“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”  

Humility Cures Worldliness

7 Therefore submit to God. aResist the devil and he will flee from you.  
8 aDraw near to God and He will draw near to you. bCleanse your hands, you sinners; and cpurify your hearts, you double-minded.  
9 aLament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.  
10 aHumble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.  

Do Not Judge a Brother

11 aDo not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother band judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.  
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James 4:7

Be subject therefore unto God (upotaghte oun tw qew). Second aorist (ingressive) passive imperative of upotassw, old verb, to range under (military term also). Same form in I Peter 2:23; I Peter 5:5. With the dative case qew (unto God). The aorist has the note of urgency in the imperative. Note the ten aorist imperatives in verses James 4:7-10 (upotaghte, antisthte, eggisate, kaqarisate, agnisate, talaipwrhsate, penqhsate, klausate, metatraphtw, tapeinwqhte).

But resist the devil (antisthte de tw diabolw). Second aorist (ingressive) active (intransitive) imperative of anqisthmi, "take a stand against." Dative case diabolw. Result of such a stand is that the devil will flee (feucetai, future middle of feugw). See I Peter 5:8 f.; Ephesians 6:11 f.; Luke 10:17.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing James 4:7:

Romans 10:3
James 4:7
1 Peter 5:9

 

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